CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends higher as energy, gold shares jump

TORONTO, April 18 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index
advanced on Thursday, recovering from a selloff to a five-month
low the day before, as a spike in commodity prices fueled gains
in shares of energy and gold-mining companies.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index
unofficially closed up 49.05 points, or 0.41 percent,
at 11,996.34. Seven of the 10 main sectors on the index were
higher.